Nora's Summer - 2.5-4 year olds - $550 for 2 week session

Nora’s summer sessions are drop-off classes designed for 2.5-4 year olds (children must be turning 3 by 12/2019) by the awesome lead teacher of the Carroll Coop, Nora Costello. Choose one or all of our two week sessions. Sessions are Monday - Friday from 9am -11:45am and last two weeks.

Session 1: Super Science! (7/8 - 719)

Through hands-on, sensory-rich projects and activities, the children will explore primary science concepts such as acid-base reactions, density, condensation and evaporation, gravity, heat and temperature, electricity, and more! Projects include fizzy play-dough, mineral oil sensory bottles, rock candy, and more!

Session 2: Gardening (7/22-8/2)

Join us in our enormous backyard for super fun with our herbs, flowers, and of course, the sprinklers. We will make terrariums/mini-ecosystems, germinate seeds, paint little ceramic pots, cultivate spider plant babies, and more!

By engaging children's natural gifts for imaginative dramatic play, we will explore puppetry large and small; from shadow and finger, to masks and whole body. Children will use a variety of materials including socks, mixed paper and fasteners, glue and googly eyes, containers & recyclables, and papier-mâché to craft beautiful (and functional!) masks and puppets-- and learn to give life and personality to their creations through design, movement, and voice.

Session 4: Music Makers! (8/19-8/30)

Join us as we make simple instruments, explore song, and compose on our beautiful piano.

All of our programs are designed to incorporate child-directed solutions, fostering the development of critical thinking skills, creativity, self-regulation, and planning through open-ended exploration, inquiry, and teamwork. Children will also enjoy time outdoors in our garden, and on the deck with sprinklers, open-ended freeplay and crafting, or "choice time", and will be encouraged to bring their own ideas to each project as collaborators with both each other and their teachers!